Missing Salinas woman believed dead

Police: Prime suspect possibly fled to Mexico

12:07 AM,
Dec. 5, 2012

Leticia Morales-Soto

Written by

Sunita Vijayan
svijayan@thecalifornian.com

A Salinas woman reported missing since Thanksgiving may have been killed by a family friend who has since disappeared as officers sought him for questioning, police said Tuesday.

Leticia Morales-Soto, 35, was last seen Nov. 22 after she agreed to give a ride to an acquaintance in east Salinas, police said.

According to the report, Morales-Soto had been preparing a Thanksgiving meal when she left with her uncle to get some items from the store. After leaving the store, police said, she received a call from a man named "Rafa" who asked for a ride. ...